Prospective evaluation of patient reported swallow function with the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT), MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) and the Sydney Swallow Questionnaire (SSQ) in head and neck cancer patients

A number of patient reported outcome (PRO) measurement tools have been created to track both quality of life (QoL) and functional outcomes in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients before, during, and after oncologic treatment. Such instruments are vital for the rigorous comparison of various treatments and interventions across clinical studies of HNC and lend to its ease of use for longitudinal repeat assessments. Consistent utilization of PROs may be particularly critical in light of growing concerns that late treatment toxicity may confer a mortality risk with longer follow-up [1 –3].

Source: Oral Oncology - July 3, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Luke C. Peng, Xuan Hui, Zhi Cheng, Michael R. Bowers, Joseph Moore, Emilie Cecil, Amanda Choflet, Alex Thompson, Mariah Muse, Ana P. Kiess, Brandi R. Page, Christine G. Gourin, Carole Fakhry, Michal Szczesniak, Julia Maclean, Peter Wu, Ian Cook, Todd R. M Source Type: research